Inferens AI Podcast

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OpenAI's superalignment leaders are leaving / OpenAI strikes deal with Reddit / Stability AI holds talks with at least one buyer [EN]

2024-05-1715:18

OpenAI executives Jan Leike and Ilya Sutskever resigned from their roles in the superalignment team, OpenAI partnered with Reddit to enhance AI understanding of social content, Stability AI discussed a sale amid financial struggles, Microsoft offered to relocate hundreds of China-based AI employees due to U.S.-China tensions, IBM and Palo Alto Networks formed a partnership for AI-powered security services, and GrubMarket acquired AI SaaS provider Butter to digitize food distribution.

Senate report calls for $32B a year for AI research / OpenAI chief scientist to depart / Anthropic hires Instagram co-founder [EN]

2024-05-1616:43

A bipartisan coalition of senators, led by Chuck Schumer, proposed a $32B annual investment in non-defense AI research to outpace China, OpenAI's co-founder Ilya Sutskever departs to pursue a personal project, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger joins AI startup Anthropic as chief product officer, the U.S. Senate Rules Committee advances bills to safeguard elections from AI-generated misinformation, Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions rise by 30% since 2020 despite its carbon-negative goal, and French AI startup Mistral AI aims for a $6B valuation in its latest funding round.

Google launches AI search results to U.S. users / xAI negotiating $10B cloud server deal with Oracle / The Bot Company raises $150M [EN]

2024-05-1509:23

Google introduced "AI Overviews" in its search engine for U.S. users, Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is in talks for a $10B deal with Oracle, The Bot Company secured $150M in seed funding for household robots, and Anthropic's Claude 3 app saw 157,000 downloads in its first week, competing with ChatGPT.

OpenAI launches most advanced GPT-4o model / AI to take center stage at Google conference / U.S. and China to begin AI talks [EN]

2024-05-1411:21

OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o with enhanced capabilities for ChatGPT users, Google is set to announce AI updates at its I/O conference, U.S. and Chinese officials will discuss AI risks in Switzerland, and Amazon and Microsoft announced significant investments in France's cloud and AI sectors, while Bay Area companies dominated AI venture capital investment in 2023.

Apple to upgrade Siri with generative AI / OpenAI to unveil ChatGPT search function / U.S. bill would open up export controls of AI models [EN]

2024-05-1107:40

Apple is upgrading Siri with generative AI to enhance conversational capabilities, OpenAI plans to introduce a search feature for ChatGPT, U.S. lawmakers propose a bill for stricter AI export controls, and Neuralink reports a malfunction in its first human brain-chip implant.

Apple to power AI tasks using own server chips / Mistral raising funds at $6B valuation / TikTok to auto-label more AI content [EN]

2024-05-1013:33

Apple is accelerating its AI initiatives by using its own M2 Ultra chips for cloud AI tasks, French AI startup Mistral AI is raising funds at a $6B valuation, and OpenAI considers allowing NSFW content generation through ChatGPT in a responsible manner.

Google DeepMind unveils AlphaFold 3 / U.S. weighs rule to bar AI models from China / Microsoft to build AI data center in Wisconsin [EN]

2024-05-0914:04

Google DeepMind announced AlphaFold 3, revolutionizing disease research with its ability to predict interactions among biological molecules, while the U.S. government considers new rules to restrict China's access to advanced AI models, and Microsoft plans a $3.3B investment in an AI data center on a former Foxconn factory site in Wisconsin.

OpenAI planning ChatGPT web search / Apple unveils M4 chip for AI / Holistic raises $200M [EN]

2024-05-0810:06

OpenAI is enhancing ChatGPT with a new web-searching feature that cites sources and displays images, Apple unveils the M4 chip with advanced AI capabilities for its devices, French AI startup Holistic secures $200M for developing multi-agent AI models, and OpenAI introduces a tool to detect images generated by its DALL-E 3 technology.

U.K. self-driving startup Wayve raises $1B / Microsoft developing in-house LLM / U.S. claims most newly-funded AI startups [EN]

2024-05-0712:06

Wayve, a U.K. self-driving startup, raised $1.05B in Europe's largest AI funding round led by SoftBank, Nvidia, and Microsoft, while Microsoft is developing a large language model, MAI-1, to compete with industry giants, and DocuSign acquires AI contract-management startup Lexion for $165M, as the Biden administration announces a $285M initiative for developing "digital twins" of semiconductors to boost chip manufacturing.

Apple AI summarizes texts and web pages / AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li raises funds for startup / JPMorgan creates AI tool for thematic investing [EN]

2024-05-0411:18

Apple is developing AI software to summarize texts and web pages offline, AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li launches a spatial intelligence startup, Elon Musk's X platform introduces the Grok chatbot for summarizing posts, Microsoft expands its responsible AI team and tools, and JPMorgan Chase unveils IndexGPT for AI-driven thematic investing.

Apple CEO touts AI but remains vague about features / AI blamed for 800 U.S. job cuts in April / Microsoft plans $2.2B AI investment in Malaysia [EN]

2024-05-0311:24

Apple's CEO Tim Cook highlighted significant AI investments and teased future generative AI features, while Microsoft announced a $2.2B investment to enhance cloud and AI infrastructure in Malaysia and banned U.S. police from using Azure OpenAI for facial recognition, amidst a backdrop of AI-driven job cuts and major AI-related acquisitions by Nvidia, IBM, and Permira.

Google's AI progress spurred Microsoft's OpenAI investment / CoreWeave raises $1.1B / Meta removing ads for AI 'girlfriends' [EN]

2024-05-0213:29

Microsoft's investment in OpenAI was spurred by concerns over Google's AI advancements, CoreWeave secured a $1.1B funding round valuing it at $19B, Meta is removing "AI girlfriend" ads for violating adult content policies, Canalys predicts 60% of PCs will be AI-capable by 2027, and Anthropic launched an iPhone app for its chatbot Claude, competing with OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Apple poaches Google AI employees / AWS releases 'Q' assistant to businesses / Microsoft to invest $1.7B in Indonesia [EN]

2024-05-0110:46

Apple has significantly expanded its AI team by hiring specialists from Google and other tech giants, Amazon Web Services launched its AI assistant "Q" for businesses, Microsoft announced a $1.7B investment in Southeast Asia's cloud and AI infrastructure, lobbying on AI in the U.S. has seen a dramatic increase, and Samsung Electronics reported a 933% surge in operating profit due to high demand for AI-related chips.

xAI seeks $6B at $18B valuation / AI venture funding ticks up in Q1 / FT to license stories to OpenAI [EN]

2024-04-3011:03

Elon Musk's xAI Corp is nearing a $6B funding round valuing it at $18B, Apple plans to launch an AI-powered iPad Pro with an M4 chip, AI startup funding rose to $12.2B in Q1 2024, the Financial Times partners with OpenAI for AI training, and GitHub introduces Copilot Workspace for comprehensive coding assistance.

Apple resumes talks with OpenAI / Tech CEOs join AI infrastructure safety board / Google touts AI-powered Search [EN]

2024-04-2713:59

Apple is in discussions with OpenAI to integrate its technology into iOS 18, the CEOs of OpenAI, Alphabet, and Microsoft have joined a federal AI safety board, Google reports increased usage of its AI-powered search, Google has announced a $75M AI Opportunity Fund for free AI courses, and Drake removed a song featuring AI-generated vocals of Tupac Shakur after legal threats from Shakur's estate.

AI contributing to Microsoft cloud growth / Teacher used AI audio to frame principal / Meta to spend billions more on AI [EN]

2024-04-2614:43

Microsoft's cloud services saw a 31% growth with significant contributions from AI, a Maryland teacher was arrested for using AI to impersonate a principal, Meta plans to invest billions in AI infrastructure, Tesla is focusing on AI and autonomous driving, and Xaira Therapeutics launched with over $1B in funding for AI-driven drug discovery.

Nvidia acquires AI infrastructure firm Run:ai / Cognition Labs valued at $2B / Apple releases open-source LLMs [EN]

2024-04-2516:04

Nvidia is acquiring Israeli AI software company Run:ai for $700M to enhance AI hardware infrastructure management, while Peter Thiel's Founders Fund leads a $175M funding round in AI startup Cognition Labs, valuing it at $2B, and Apple introduces OpenELM, a family of large language models designed to run on devices, aiming to improve software integration for iPhones and Macs.

Microsoft launches small language model / Perplexity seeks $250M at $3B valuation / Image generator coming to Photoshop [EN]

2024-04-2414:21

Chinese universities and research institutes bypass U.S. export restrictions to acquire advanced Nvidia AI chips, Microsoft launches a compact AI model Phi-3 Mini for smartphones, Perplexity AI reaches a $1B valuation with plans for a significant funding round, Adobe Photoshop introduces a tool for generating images from text prompts, and Softbank announces a $960M investment in computing infrastructure and generative AI development.

Apple acquires CV startup Datakalab / AI threatens to overwhelm CSAM tipline / Microsoft hires ex-Meta executive to lead supercomputing [EN]

2024-04-2311:55

Apple acquired Paris-based AI startup Datakalab to enhance its device-based AI capabilities, while a Stanford report warns that AI-generated child sexual abuse material threatens to overwhelm U.S. reporting systems, and energy startup Exowatt, backed by notable investors, aims to power AI and data centers with cost-effective solar technology.

Mistral AI in talks to raise $534M / Lenovo and Alibaba partner on AI PCs / Shares of Super Micro Computer and Nvidia fall [EN]

2024-04-2012:08

French AI startup Mistral AI aims to raise €500M to reach a €5B valuation, Alibaba and Lenovo collaborate on AI-powered devices, Super Micro Computer's shares drop after earnings pre-announcement decision, the IOC introduces the "Olympic AI Agenda" for sports, and Los Angeles County employs predictive AI to combat homelessness.

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